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An FO? Or a PFO? October 25, 2004

What do you think? Is it finished? This is the poncho for the nurse’s daughter at Owen’s school. Interestingly enough, last weekend she and her daughter showed up at the yarn shop with Grandma. Grandma was knitting the same pattern I was planning and using Encore Worsted. The poncho was meant to be a surprise but I decided to ask what color she preferred–’cause she wasn’t looking at pink. Her daughter definately had color preferences and liked this Encore Colorspun. I used a Knitting Pure and Simple pattern and US 8 Addi Turbos.

The pattern says you can leave it as is–with a v-neck roll or pick up and knit around and purl off for a more finished neck? What do you think? Is it finished? Or should I do the neck?

I wanted to say thank you for all of the supportive comments regarding my conversations with Gracie. While I wouldn’t wish this kind of pain on anyone…it helps to know we are not alone. Thanks.

Finally, have you seen the Knitty Surpise? My mom called me about it this morning. Love ’em all! Thanks for bringing more attention to this issue Knitty.

I like the poncho like that. That whole rolled-edge thing looks so casual and comfortable to me–just like a poncho should. No job yet, but I’m not really freaked out. Just waiting to see if they are going to pick the negotiations back up. BUT, we are currently rewriting our profile! Yeah! (It was indeed the best written profile ever, grammatically and stylistically flawless with our oh-so-expensive educations glowing, BUT you get no sense of who we REALLY are. So, I’m going to rewrite it more like I actually speak. If that doesn’t scare people away…)

That’s a funky pink! I think it looks great as-is…if the giftee were fussy or something, then I might do the neck, but a girl would definitely like the casual roll. (And the Knitty Surprise was a pleasant surprise, indeed! What a fantastic theme. Thanks for pointing it out!)